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. 2022 Sep 23;11(19):2979.
doi: 10.3390/foods11192979.

Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Global Food Crops

Muh Amat Nasir  1 , Agus Dwi Nugroho  2 , Zoltan Lakner  3
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Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Global Food Crops

Muh Amat Nasir et al. Foods. .

Abstract

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been proven to cause significant losses of life and goods on both sides. This may have potentially impacted the agricultural sector. This study examines the impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on the global food situation. We performed a descriptive analysis and literature review to answer this objective. Russia and Ukraine play essential roles in world food production and trade. However, the war has disrupted food production in Ukraine. Estimated Ukrainian wheat, soybean, and maize production in 2022-2023 fell precipitously. On the other hand, Russian production of these three food products shows positive growth during the same period. Furthermore, the global supply chain and food trade are hampered, causing an increase in the world's food prices. From March to May 2022, the average global price of wheat, soybeans, and maize increased dramatically compared to during and before the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, this poses a danger to global food security, particularly for low-income countries that depend heavily on food imports from both countries. Therefore, all countries must be prepared for the possibility that the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved.

Keywords: food security; price; production; trade.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Estimated wheat production in 2022. Source: [25].
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Figure 2
Estimated soybean production in 2022. Source: [25].
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Figure 3
Estimated maize production in 2022. Source: [25].
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Figure 4
Russian and Ukrainian crop calendars. Source: [27]. * wheat, soybean, maize, and barley.
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Figure 5
Global food prices from May 2017 to May 2022. Source: [28].
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Figure 6
Export quantity of Russian and Ukrainian wheat in 2020 and 2021. Source: [30].
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Figure 7
Destinations for Russian (a) and Ukrainian (b) wheat exports. Source: [30].
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Figure 8
Turkey’s (a), Egypt’s (b), and Bangladesh’s (c) wheat import structure. Source: [30].
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Figure 8
Turkey’s (a), Egypt’s (b), and Bangladesh’s (c) wheat import structure. Source: [30].
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Figure 9
Export quantity of Russian and Ukrainian soybean in 2020 and 2021. Source: [30].
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Figure 10
Destinations for Russian (a) and Ukrainian (b) soybean exports. Source: [30].
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Figure 11
China’s (a), Belarus’ (b), and Turkey’s (c) soybean import structure. Source: [30].
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Figure 11
China’s (a), Belarus’ (b), and Turkey’s (c) soybean import structure. Source: [30].
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Figure 12
Export quantity of Russian and Ukrainian maize in 2020 and 2021. Source: [30].
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Figure 13
Destinations for Russian (a) and Ukrainian (b) maize exports. Source: [30].
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Figure 14
China’s (a), Turkey’s (b), and Korea’s (c) maize import structure. Source: [30].
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Figure 14
China’s (a), Turkey’s (b), and Korea’s (c) maize import structure. Source: [30].
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